‘Feeding the world’

The UK’s premier event for the innovation economy is set to look at some of the challenges facing global food systems.

Innovate 2017, organised by innovation agency Innovate UK, takes place in Birmingham early November. One of the event themes is ‘feeding the world’ which will discuss topics including the possibility of using insects being used as a food source and the second agricultural revolution.

Energy, automation, smart cities and equality are some of the areas that will be discussed at the NEC, Birmingham, on 8 to 9 November.